OLD MAN HOUSE PARK 
2004 CAMPAIGN


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Early this year, the Suquamish Tribe and Suquamish Olalla Neighbors launched a campaign encouraging letters, telephone calls and email from individuals and organizations. 

Thanks to everyone who wrote, emailed, or phoned on behalf of returning Old Man House Park to the Suquamish people. We prepared a binder, including your letters and background information on the park and the management plan, and delivered it to the Parks Commission on January 22.  It was an impressive statement.  In February, the Bremerton Sun published an opinion article summarizing our efforts.

The state Parks and Recreation Commission staff plan to hold one or more meetings to gain further input. We hope to have large numbers in attendance. Please sign up to be on our email list, and we will keep you informed.

The commission will have their formal meeting to decide on the park on August 12 in Port Angeles. It is important that we have a large number in attendance there as well. We will organize car pools when it gets closer. Again, sign up for our email list to be kept informed.

It is crucial that the State of Washington continues to hear that there is broad and deep support for returning Old Man House Park to tribal ownership and management.  

Please send your comments to the Governor and Director of the Parks Department:

Rex Derr, Director
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
P.O. Box 42650
Olympia, WA 98504-2669
Phone: (360) 902-8500
FAX: (360) 753-1594
Telephone Device for the Deaf (360) 664-3133
Email

and

Governor Gary Locke
Office of the Governor
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
Governor’s Office (360) 902-4111
Fax # (360) 753-4110
To contact relay operators for the deaf or hearing impaired, please dial 7-1-1.
Email

and send copies to:

Rich Brooks
The Suquamish Tribe
PO Box 498
Suquamish, WA 98392
Email

and

Suquamish Olalla Neighbors
P.O. Box 504
Suquamish, WA 98392
Email

If you are writing as a representative of an organization, please send your letter on organizational letterhead.  And encourage your organizational members and constituents to write their own letters.  Numbers count!

Talking Points
Sample letter
Old Man House Park Background Information
Old Man House Park Management Plan
January 2004 Op-ed Article

Over 150 letters in support of the Suquamish Tribe have been sent to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.  See some letters and statements others have sent.